Scotch Eggs

Somehow I almost forgot to post up about my breakfast Saturday. Not sure how that happened. Guess I’ve just had a lot of posts this week. Anyway, been seeing a lot of buzz on The Smoke Ring about Scotch Eggs and I thought I had to try them. Of course, this version was going to be smoked rather than breaded and fried.

Boiling the Eggs

Ingredients

4 hard-boiled eggs

1 lb of breakfast sausage

favorite bbq rub

Start off by boiling 4 eggs. Then add 1 tsp of your favorite rub to the sausage and mix well.

Add Seasonings

I did all this the night prior. After mixing in the seasonings, I placed it in the refrigerator overnight so the flavors would incorporate. In the morning, divide the sausage into four equal parts. Take the sausage and wrap around your hard-boiled egg. Give then a good dusting of your favorite rub and then put them onto a grill set up indirectly at 350F.

On to the Egg

For smoke, I used a mixture of cherry wood chips and a chunk of pecan. I think I might have actually used to much, as sausage absorbs smoke pretty easily.

About halfway done

Honestly, I can’t say how long these took to cook. Somewhere around 30 minutes. I pulled them off when the temperature of the sausage reached 160F.

Done

I let these rest for about 5 minutes to give them a chance to cool down and let me tell you that was hard to do.

Sliced

I can’t begin to explain how good these were. I might have given them a little too much of the Hell From Texas rub as they had quite a kick to them, just on the border of where I like my heat, especially first thing in the morning. I’ll be doing them again, but I think I’ll skip adding any rub to them the night before and trying out other rubs. Hope you enjoy.

15 thoughts on “Scotch Eggs”

Darn right I enjoy! I love Scotch Eggs. Now you’ve given me hope in creating a version that won’t give me an immediate heart attack. Most people don’t know how difficult it is to cook that egg to the point that you have – soft boiled – and keep it that way as everything else cooks. Outstanding job.

Thanks, Jen. I’ve never made them before either. I know the original way to make them is to fry them, but I thought I’d change it up. BTW, I only ate one before I was full. My lunch will be that Lean Cuisine that I never had time to eat yesterday.

What a great idea!! We are getting ready to open a bed and breakfast on a very historic property in Virginia. I was the birthplace of James Madison. So I am on the lookout for some really good ideas! Thanks for the great post!